“La La Land” is in the running for 11 of the 12 guild awards to date, having reaped bids with the producers, directors, actors, writers, art directors, casting directors, cinematographers, costumers, film editors, makeup artists & hair stylists, and sound mixers. It missed out only with the visual effects wizards (The sound editors don’t chime in till the end of the month.) By comparison, “Moonlight” was cited by seven guilds. Among other rivals, the sci-fi flick “Arrival” and the domestic drama “Manchester by the Sea” earned nominations with eight guilds each.

“La La Land” is predicted to earn 14 Oscar nominations, tying the record of “All About Eve” (1950) and “Titanic” (1997). Among these will be dual bids for writer/director Damien Chazelle. He is tipped to become the youngest-ever winner of Best Director at age 32 years, and 38 days; Norman Taurog was 32 years and 267 days when he won this award in 1931 for “Skippy.” His hit film, which set a Golden Globes record with seven wins, is on track to claim nine Oscars in all, including actress (Emma Stone), cinematography, film editing, production design, score, song and sound mixing. That haul would would tie it for third on the all-time list with “Gigi” (1958), “The Last Emperor” (1987) and “The English Patient” (1996). Another tuner, “West Side Story,” went 10 for 11 in 1961 while three films — “Ben-Hur” (1959), “Titanic” (1997) and “Lord of the Rings; The Return of the King” (2003) — have each claimed a record 11 Oscars.

“Manchester by the Sea,” which debuted to rave reviews at Sundance in January, led when we launched our prediction center in August and still has the backing of one expert. Reminiscent of 1980 Best Picture champ “Ordinary People,” this New York Film Critics Circle winner is now tied for second place with odds of 7/1. Kenneth Lonergan will reap bids for both writing and directing and is favored to win for his original screenplay. Casey Affleck is out front in Best Actor for his work as a grieving brother forced to care for his orphaned nephew (newcomer Lucas Hedges who is sure to contend in supporting) and come to terms with his ex-wife (Michelle Williams in a small but pivotal role).

“Moonlight,” which won Best Drama at the Globes, has likely winners in Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali) and Adapted Screenplay (Barry Jenkins) and is tied at second for Best Picture. Jenkins will also earn a nomination for directing as will supporting actress Naomie Harris, lenser James Laxton and composer Nicholas Britell.

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